SQL Server Integration Services an Introduction - Part 2
This article is part 2 of a 4 part series that introduces SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This article shows how to use the Data Flow Task in SSIS.
Moving Tables and Indexes to Filegroups En Masse
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Secure Cell Phones
With the inauguration of a new President in the US, will he give up his Blackberry? Steve Jones found an alternative that was surprising.
It's minus twenty-five outside and I'm writing about Transaction Log Files
I originally wrote this in French while working at LaCaisse.com "Why do you care, as a DBA (or a developer for that matter), about what is happening in the transaction...
Risk and Assumptions
Building software always involves risk, but in these tough times, Steve Jones thinks we should be working to lower the risk of IT projects.
Risk and Assumptions
Building software always involves risk, but in these tough times, Steve Jones thinks we should be working to lower the risk of IT projects.
Risk and Assumptions
Building software always involves risk, but in these tough times, Steve Jones thinks we should be working to lower the risk of IT projects.
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I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
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Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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